Jurors

To enable a democratic, reflective and transparent process in the selection of WSA winners, WSA office assigns independent Jury members for each jury process. Considering factors of balance in gender, origin and professional background, the WSA jury panels select the winners in a 2 step evaluation process.

Are you interested in becoming a WSA Juror?

If you would like to be part of the selection process for the WSA winners, WSA would love to hear from you!

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Meet last years Jurors

Lilit Shakhulyan

Chief Operations Officer

Safe YOU


Armenia

Sachi Wickramage

Co-Founder and CEO

i4T Global


Australia

Olivia Knehs-Vranitzky

City of Vienna


Austria

Jason Slater

Chief of Digital Transformation and AI

UNIDO


Austria

Tanja Wehsely

CEO

Volkshilfe Wien


Austria

Rodrigo Assumpção

Social Protection Management Information Systems Expert

International Labour Organization


Brazil

Celina Pereira

People Business Partner & Development

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd


Brazil

Jason Muloongo

Founder

HeyTaylor


Canada

Carolina Rossi

ESNA Head of Network & Strategic Initiatives I SXSW Advisory Board Member | WSA Advisory Board Member I IE Business School Professor I SOSV Fellow

Europe Startup Nations Alliance


Chile

Witman Hung

Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong

Shenzhen Qianhai Authority


China

Biruk Yosef

Country Director

AGGP Ethiopia


Ethiopia

Madelynn Martiniere

Managing Partner

Armillaria


France

Dorothy Gordon

Consultant

ICT4Development


Ghana

Osama Manzar

Founder & Director

Digital Empowerment Foundation


India

Ali Hilli

Zain Iraq


Iraq

Savo Rasoul

Managing Director of Iraq | Ecosystem Growth

Five One Labs


Iraq

Michael Madara Ogot

Nairobi Innovation Week


Kenya

Hussein Ayoub

Director, Middle East & Africa

EDT & Partners


Lebanon

Malak Yacout

Founder and Executive Director

The Volunteer Circle


Lebanon

Ieva Žilionienė

Consulting Business Lead

NRD Companies


Lithuania

Renuka Sena

Impact and Sustainability Advocate, Impact Investor, Scaleup Venture Capital, Ecosystem Builder, Accelerator Design, Angel Funds, Startup Coach, Speaker

PROFICEO


Malaysia

Rudy Laddaga Lopez

Gnius Club


Mexico

Mahsa McCauley

Director

Auckland University of Technology & She Sharp


New Zealand

Agha Hamza

Country Head and Ambassador

Hello Tomorrow Pakistan Hub


Pakistan

Tanzila Khan

Founder

Girlythings.pk


Pakistan

Sandra Fazenda Almeida

Executive Director

APDC – Digital Business Community


Portugal

Chitranganie Mubarak

ICT Agency of Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka

Donald Waruhanga

Chief Executive Officer

Doppler Technologies


Uganda

Carlos Abler

Consultant


United States of America

 

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